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|| Venue Information ||
Fort Worth, TX
Date: November 15, 2005
Venue: Bass Hall/ Founders Theatre
Venue Web Site: Cliburn Concert Series www.basshall.com
Seating Capacity: 2500
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The Library of Congress traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, for its second stop on the “Song of America” concert tour. To mark the occasion, the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth hosted a reception to welcome Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington, baritone Thomas Hampson, and other Library of Congress staff to the area on Sunday, November 13, 2005. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who was present at the reception, delivered opening remarks. Other notable guests at the welcome ceremony included legendary pianist Van Cliburn, and Richard Rodzinski, President of the Van Cliburn Foundation.
The concert, featuring Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg, was held at Bass Performance Hall on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. As an adjunct to the concert program, the Library of Congress presented “Treasures on Tour,” a display featuring original music manuscripts from the extensive collections of the Music Division. Several of the treasures included in the display, such as the copyright deposits of Dale Evans’s “Buckeye Cowboy” and “Happy Trails,” were specifically chosen to reflect the creativity of composers with connections to Texas. In addition to his concert performance, Thomas Hampson conducted a master class for undergraduate voice students at Texas Christian University on Wednesday, November 16, 2005.
The “Song of America” tour also featured educational components in several Texas communities. The Greater Wise Arts Alliance of Wise County held a reception for the Library’s Educational Outreach team in Decatur, Texas on Monday, November 14, 2005. Teachers’ Institutes, led by the Educational Outreach team, were held at Decatur High School and Alvord High School on Tuesday, November 15, 2005.